2015 PORSCHE MACAN steering

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Life can’t be truly intense without some twists and turns.
Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus
(PTV Plus).
Sports car makers adore corners. With
our technologies, we are forever fanning
the flames of the relationship. PT V Plus
is an optional system for enhancing both
driving dynamics and stability.
Operating in conjunction with an
electronically regulated rear differential
lock, it works by varying the torque
distribution to the rear wheels. When the
car is driven into a corner, moderate
brake pressure is applied to the inside
rear wheel as the situation demands.
Consequently, a greater amount of drive
force is distributed to the outside rear
wheel, inducing an additional rotational
pulse (yaw movement) around the
vehicle’s vertical axis. The effect is a
direct and sport y steering action. And
considerable driving pleasure at every
t wist and turn. At low and medium vehicle speeds, PT V
Plus significantly increases agilit y and
steering precision. At high speeds on the
straight, and in fast corners where the
wheels threaten to spin, the electronically
controlled rear differential lock provides
added driving stability. Stability is also
improved on road surfaces with varying
grip as well as in the wet and snow.
Optional for all Macan models.
Sport Chrono Package.
The Sport Chrono Package adds a
stopwatch with an analogue and a digital
display to the cockpit. The performance
display in PCM lets you view a range of
driving stats, including your total driving
time, current lap distance and lap times
recorded so far. The lateral and
longitudinal forces acting on the vehicle
are illustrated by the G -Force graphic on
the colour screen in the instrument
c l u s t e r.The centre console also comes equipped
with the SPORT PLUS but ton, which is
used to activate SPORT PLUS mode. In
this mode, the engine becomes even
more responsive and the rev limiter is
adjusted to a harder set ting. Porsche
Traction Management (PTM) is now tuned
for even sportier performance. For cars
with Porsche Active Suspension
Management (PASM), SPORT PLUS mode
results in harder damping and more
direct steering. In addition, the trigger
threshold for PSM is raised for increased
longitudinal and lateral dynamics. The
shift times of PDK, fit ted as standard,
become even shorter, the gear changes
even sportier. The optional air suspension
automatically drops to Low Level. Launch
Control is primed to deliver optimum
acceleration from a standing start.

Optional for all Macan models.
Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus)
Sport Chrono Package with per formance display in PCM

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Even if you take life as it comes, you can still be prepared.

Safety.
Bi-Xenon main headlights including
Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS).
The Bi-Xenon main headlights feature
automatic and dynamic range control,
which provides uniform illumination of the
road whether dipped or main beam is
selected. The dynamic cornering light
function swivels the headlights towards
the inside of a bend based on the
steering angle and road speed. The
static cornering lights activate the
auxiliary headlights in order to illuminate
more of the road at tight bends and
turns. Put simply, a greater part of the
road ahead is illuminated the moment
you enter a bend. In addition, PDLS adjusts the range of
the dipped beams at higher speeds. An
adverse weather function reduces the
effect of reflection phenomena in poor
visibility conditions.
Standard in the Macan
Turbo. Optional for
all other Macan models.
Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus
(P D L S+).
Optional PDLS+ offers t wo additional
functions. The dynamic main beam
feature adapts the headlight range to
oncoming traffic and to traffic in front.
Whenever you approach an intersection,
the Intersection Assistant activates the
static cornering lights on the left and right to widen the light cone. This
provides better illumination in the area
immediately around the vehicle, and you
see what ’s going on around you all the
sooner.
Optional for all Macan models.
Daytime running lights.
Daytime running lights are standard on all
models. On cars with halogen headlights,
this function is implemented by the inner
headlight. On cars with Bi-Xenon main
headlights, the stunning light source is
four LED spotlights in each headlight. The
benefit is clear. If other road users can
see you bet ter, day time driving becomes
a safer experience.

Taillights.
The three-dimensional design of the LED
taillights pays homage to the 918 Spyder
super sports car and lends an impressive
appearance of depth. At the same time,
they are especially responsive and
powerful – and that means added safet y.
In the event of panic braking, the
adaptive LED brake lights begin to
pulsate, alerting following traffic more
quickly to a critical situation. The third
brake light is integrated into the roof
spoiler.
Rear driving lights in 3D taillight unit
Night design of rear driving lights and brake lights Daytime running lights with Bi-Xenon headlights
Dipped beam with halogen headlights
Night design of the dipped beam Bi -Xenon headlights and position lights

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Interior architecture.
Five doors. Five seats. Excellent everyday
practicality
– and an elevated seating
position. That ’s what you can expect of
an SUV. Now let ’s consider what you
can expect of a Porsche: sports car
sensations.
You get in – and find the ignition lock on
the left. It ’s t ypically Porsche, and has
been since 1948. An old motorsport
tradition.
The interior architecture integrates you
perfectly into the vehicle. This is
exemplified by the three-dimensional
arrangement of the controls and the
ascending centre console with control
but tons for the most important comfort
functions. The layout emulates that of
the Carrera GT – it ’s as if you’re sit ting
in a sports car. The Macan is the first ever Porsche to be
equipped with the multifunction sports
steering wheel with 918 Spyder design.
Its appearance is futuristic and its design
highly ergonomic. Gearshift paddles as
well as multifunction but tons for
telephone, radio and on-board computer
offer high levels of user comfort.
Steering wheel heating is available as an
option.
Sports car genes are also inherent in the
three round instruments. The rev counter
is positioned in the centre, exactly where
it belongs in a sports car. In this way,
you can see all the essentials at a glance
when you’re on the move – and keep up
to speed with all relevant information.
Lean back? Yes.

Put your feet up? No.

Comfort.

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Door storage compartment
Luggage compar tment capacit y up to 1,500 litres
Comfort memor y package (18 -way)
Comfort seats
Driver memor y package and central locking system
Sports seats
Take the high-resolution 4.8-inch colour
screen in the instrument cluster as an
example. It displays messages from the
on-board computer and – in conjunction
with PCM – shows the map of the
navigation system.
The seats offer racing-st yle support and
a high degree of seating comfort. In cars
with the driver memory package or
comfort memory package, you can store
personalised seat, steering wheel and
exterior mirror settings. Your car will
then adapt automatically to you.
Standard on-board features include two-
zone automatic climate control as well as
remote central locking with remote
closing.
On principle, all controls are
ergonomically arranged for the speedy
control of desired functions. Practicalit y is also assured by storage
solutions in the front and rear doors.
Even large bot tles are accommodated.
The large luggage compartment offers
a loading capacit y of 500 litres. The
rear bench seat has a split-folding ratio
of 40 : 20 : 40. With the seats fully
folded, available capacity increases to
1,5 0 0 l i tr e s .
The use of exquisite materials such as
leather brings exclusivit y to ordinary life.
The standard specification includes a
leather steering wheel rim and seat
centres in Alcantara – in the Macan Turbo,
the adaptive Sports seats with 18-way
adjustment are completely upholstered
in leather. On request, you can refine
even more interior features of your
Macan with leather, wood, carbon or
aluminium.
For more on personalisation, please refer
to page 106 onwards.

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Adaptive Sports seats with comfort
memory package (18-way).
The adaptive Sports seats with comfort
memory package combine ultimate
seating comfort with racing-st yle sup-
port. Their side bolsters are particularly
high and prominently contoured. Offering
18-way electric adjustment, the seats
can be optimally adapted to meet your
needs in terms of seat height, squab and
backrest angle, squab length, fore/aft
adjustment and four-way lumbar support.
The steering column is also electrically
adjustable. The following functions can
be memorised: driver and front
passenger seat positions, including
lumbar support and steering wheel and
exterior mirror positions.
Standard in the Macan Turbo. Optional for
all other Macan models.
With 30,000 racing victories behind us,
we can afford to ease back a little.
Comfort seats.
Comfort seats with electric 8-way adjust -
ment on the driver’s side are both ideal
for relaxed motoring and practical to
operate. Seat height, squab angle and
backrest angle are all adjustable. Seat
centres in Alcantara create a sport y
accent.
Standard in the Macan S and
Macan S Diesel.
Power seats with comfort memory
package (14 -way).
Would you like generous seating comfort
for both seats in the front? To supple -
ment the eight adjustable features of the
comfort seats, the power seats with
comfort memory package offer additional
adjustment capabilities, namely the
lumbar support, seat squab length and
steering column. Personalised settings,
such as driver and front passenger seat
positions including lumbar support, can
be stored – as can steering wheel and
exterior mirror positions.
Available at no extra cost for the
Macan Turbo. Optional for all other Macan
models.
Seat/steering wheel heating.
For all seat designs, seat heating is
available for the front or as a package
for the front and rear. Steering wheel
heating, which keeps the rim at a
pleasant temperature, is available as an
option.
Optional for all Macan models.
Seat ventilation.
Optional seat ventilation for the front
provides even greater comfort on long
journeys and in summer (only available in
conjunction with seat heating, comfort
memory package or adaptive Sports
seats).
Optional for all Macan models.
Adaptive Sports seat with comfort memor y package (18 -way) Power seat with comfort memor y package (14 -way)

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Our contribution to the information age:
acceleration.
Porsche Communication Management
(PCM).
PCM is your central information and
communication system. It is powerful and
multifunctional, yet easy to operate.
The focal point is the 7-inch colour
touchscreen. The radio features
42 memory presets and an FM t win
tuner. The optional universal audio
interface allows you to save up to 5,000
MP3 files on the 40 GB internal hard
drive of PCM for direct playback. Also
available as an option are a T V tuner for
receiving free-to-air television broadcasts
and a digital radio enabling you to listen
to digital radio stations. The CD/ DVD
drive supports the following formats:
CDs, MP3 files and audio DVDs.
Integrated into PCM, the optional CD/ DVD
autochanger holds up to six CDs or
DVDs. The navigation module with high-speed
hard drive displays maps in 2D or from a
driving perspective. Even 3D rendering is
available in some regions. The route
guidance calculation takes into
consideration official traffic messages
(TMC) and data from traffic flow sensors
(TMC Pro)
1). In addition, speed limits
stored in the navigation database are
displayed in PCM and on the TFT screen
of the instrument cluster. In conjunction
with optional online services, it is
possible to find online destinations and
conveniently transfer them to the
navigation system.
Standard in the Macan Turbo. Optional for
all other Macan models.
Telephone module.
The optional quadband GSM telephone
module offers convenience and excellent
reception. With a SIM card inserted
directly into PCM’s integral SIM card
reader, calls can be made using the
hands-free facility. For even more
convenience, the Bluetooth
® capability of
a mobile phone can be used to make
calls via the SIM Access Profile (SAP).
Once the Bluetooth
® connection has
been established, the mobile phone’s
aerial is switched off to conserve bat tery
charge and the phone operates via the
car aerial. Depending on the mobile
phone model, this gives access not only
to the numbers on the SIM card, but also
to the phone’s internal memory.
Depending on the phone, it can also be
controlled using PCM, the multifunction
sports steering wheel or the voice
control system.

The telephone module enables you to
establish a Bluetooth
® link with those
mobile phones that only support the
Handsfree Profile (HFP).
On request, a Bluetooth
® handset for the
telephone module is also available.
Stored in the centre console, it features
a display and keypad. However, the
handset cannot be used for Bluetooth
®
links established using the Handsfree
Profile (HFP).
Optional for all Macan models.
Telephone module with Bluetooth® handset
Splitscreen navigation display
3D navigation display
T V tuner1) TMC Pro is suppor ted in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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How does the Porsche sound fare in the
rock, pop and classical categories?
CDR Plus audio system.
The CDR Plus audio system is equipped
with a high-resolution 7-inch colour
touchscreen, giving you quick and easy
access to the most important functions
and menus.
The system has 11 loudspeakers and
delivers a total output of 235 wat ts. An
analogue t win tuner ensures an extensive
selection of radio broadcasts.
A CD/ DVD drive supports audio playback
of MP3 files and audio/video DVDs, while
a USB connection enables various iPod
®
and iPhone
® models to be connected.
MP3 players and USB memory sticks
containing MP3 tracks can also be
plugged in and audio played over the in- car system. The touchscreen is
capable of displaying album cover art.
Connected USB devices can be
controlled directly from CDR Plus or the
multifunction buttons on the steering
wheel. An AUX interface enables you to
connect additional external audio
sources, in which case functions are
controlled directly from the external
device.
An integrated six- disc CD autochanger
and mobile phone preparation for
connecting to Bluetooth
® mobile phones
that support the Handsfree Profile (HFP)
are available as an option.
Standard in the Macan S and
Macan S Diesel.
BOSE® Surround Sound System.
The BOSE® Surround Sound System is
compatible with Porsche Communication
Management (PCM) as well as the CDR
Plus audio system.
The system has been optimally tuned for
the models in the Macan range. A total of
14 loudspeakers, including an active
subwoofer and centre speaker, and nine
amplifier channels with a total output of
545 wat ts deliver an impressive sound
experience.
In combination with Porsche
Communication Management (PCM), the
BOSE
® Surround Sound System enables
audio playback of DVDs and is thus able
to make full use of the impressive sound spectrum of 5.1 digital recordings. Of
course, you can still play other audio
sources, such as CDs or MP3 players, in
stereo or, at the push of a but ton, in one
of the available virtual surround modes.
Noise compensation technology uses a
microphone to continuously measure the
ambient noise inside the vehicle and
adapts music playback automatically so
that a consistent sound is maintained at
all times.
Standard in the Macan
Turbo. Optional for
all other Macan models.
CDR Plus audio system BOSE® Surround Sound System

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Adaptive cruise control
Eyes open without the running commentary –

if only every passenger were like that.

Assistance systems.
Adaptive cruise control including
Porsche Active Safe (PAS).
This system regulates the speed of your
vehicle in line with the speed of the
vehicle in front and brakes your vehicle
automatically – if necessary, even down
to a halt. As soon as the road ahead
clears, your vehicle will accelerate back
up to the cruising speed originally set.
Selectable cruising speeds range from
30 to 210 km/ h. If required, your car can
even brake itself to a complete stop
behind the vehicle in front in situations
such as congested traffic. To pull away
again, all it takes is for the driver to give
a brief start command using the control
lever or accelerator pedal.
Integrated Porsche Active Safe (PAS) is
designed to detect whether you are
approaching the vehicle in front too
quickly. In this event, you will be
prompted to take the necessary action by an audible and visual warning as well
as a jolt of the brakes. The system may
even boost brake pressure as the
situation demands, even to the point of
the maximum braking force that the
system is able to provide.
Optional for all Macan models.
Lane Change Assist.
Lane Change Assist monitors the areas
to the rear of the vehicle and the blind
spots on either side. Bet ween 30 and
250 km/ h, the system issues a visual
warning signal in the exterior mirrors
whenever a vehicle rapidly approaches
your vehicle from
behind or enters one of
your blind spots. In this way, Lane
Change Assist improves comfort and
safet y, particularly on motorways.
However, the system does not actively
intervene to control the vehicle and can
be deactivated at any time.
Optional for all Macan models.
Lane Keeping Assist.
Lane Keeping Assist uses a camera
installed in the front end to detect divider
line markings on the road. If the car
threatens to cross one of the lines, the
system steers the vehicle back into
the
centre of the lane. This correction is
accompanied by a soft steering pulse. Of
course, you are able to override the
system at any time.

The function may be deactivated in
specific conditions, e.g. bad weather.
Optional for all Macan models.
Lane Departure Warning.
A camera inside the rear-view mirror ca -
sing monitors the road surface in front of
the vehicle. When activated, the system
will sound a warning tone whenever you
steer towards a divider line marking and
threaten to leave the current lane without
indicating.
Lane Keeping Assist Lane Change Assist